I searched but didn't find anything. Just wondering where people are putting the battery when they do a 350 swap. Pictures would be nice :D. I don't want to place them under the seat.

Thanks.

- Rico.

My junk's sorta different but I put one behind each front seat to get the weight in the center of the rig. I used Optimas so I wouldn't have acid dripping down my neck if/when I go turtle.

Sorry, no can do pics. :(

If you tie the mount into the top off the stock shockhoop on the pass. side, just behind the headlight, a standard size optima fits nice. Do not use the sheet metal to support the battery, if you can avoid it.

Go here and scrool down about half way. Mounted it off the shock bolt and made the other mount to the frame.

http://lslc.org/austin/bios/blumenthal/Dulciena.html

hth,

I got my batteries out of the engine compartment, and put them under the driver's seat. Just be sure to use adequately-sized battery cables (I used welding cable).

I just looking to see what people are doing to keep it/them in the engine compartment. I would go with under the seat but don't really want to have to run cables from there.

- Rico.

my battery stayed in the stock place. i dont quite know what your asking because theres enough room for the battery even with a 350.

Nothing fancy

Mine was mounted just like the last pic. Then I put it where the rear heater goes. Then I moved it to where it is now, right where the heater motor used to go. I took a plate and welded up my own bracket and mounted the optima on its side. I moved it there to get it out of the foot area for the rear seat ( which never really was used), and I did not put it back by the fender because I no longer have fenders and will be going to tube as soon as I get time to put metaltechs kit together. There's enough room on the fender area to mount two batteries if you wanted. Even with the big old over the rail headers I used to have my battery fit fine there.

There was a thread on Mud last week about the same thing


http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=33093

http://forum.ih8mud.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10614&stc=1

I put mine on the firewall where the stock heater blower used to be. Not exactly a solution for a "Stock" cruiser. But with an aftermarket heater, it worked out pretty good.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=164417&stc=1

Go here and scrool down about half way. Mounted it off the shock bolt and made the other mount to the frame.

http://lslc.org/austin/bios/blumenthal/Dulciena.html

hth,


http://lslc.org/austin/bios/blumenthal/enginetop.gif

I put mine on the firewall where the stock heater blower used to be. Not exactly a solution for a "Stock" cruiser. But with an aftermarket heater, it worked out pretty good.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=164417&stc=1


DING! That is where is going. I actually have an aftermarket heater too so I don't need the blower.

Perfect... Thanks.

- Rico.

mine is where the heater blower used to be also

mine is where the heater blower used to be also

Mine to, but I made a mount that was more like a Jeep style mount that has a plate that is bolted to the original four holes in the fire wall and then the mount is welded to that plate. It positions the battery the normal way instead of mounting it vertically like Glo's. I can get a pic of it if you want.